What is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah?
Judaism in Five Minutes - Sarah Imhoff
Rachel Kranson [+]
University of Pittsburgh
Rachel Kranson is Associate Professor and Director of Jewish Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Description
This chapter discusses the historical and contemporary ritual practice of Bar, Bat, and B’Mitzvah coming-of-age ceremonies, which mark a Jewish child’s entrance into religious maturity. It attends to gender and congregational differences in how this ritual is celebrated.